It's often said the greatest amount of fun is from planning a vacation
I don't know if that's completely true, but I get a nerdy rise out of grinding out a solid itinerary and good deal. If you read my past posts, I give it a lot of thought.
I was saving my vacation in the hopes of getting a graduation slot and travelling for that. I've known I wanted a slot in November since March, but because of school process, I didn't get confirmed until early this month. I was considering an inexpensive early booking, but my flight change fees and the possibility of not getting the date meant I dismissed that option, though with future knowledge that would have been optimal.
Instead, I've gotten a very good secondary choice, hitting my target schedule (In Oxford Nov. 8th, two weeks away from work), allows me a transatlantic ship journey, and uses the second leg of my original flight. Though I'm spending an extra $300 or so, I am getting a slightly more flush experience (balcony versus inside cabin), so I'd rate it even.
So my delays and couple hours a week of tracking deals has paid off, and I'm super excited to visit Oxford, spend a few days in London, and travel on the Queen Mary 2 to New York!
I was saving my vacation in the hopes of getting a graduation slot and travelling for that. I've known I wanted a slot in November since March, but because of school process, I didn't get confirmed until early this month. I was considering an inexpensive early booking, but my flight change fees and the possibility of not getting the date meant I dismissed that option, though with future knowledge that would have been optimal.
Instead, I've gotten a very good secondary choice, hitting my target schedule (In Oxford Nov. 8th, two weeks away from work), allows me a transatlantic ship journey, and uses the second leg of my original flight. Though I'm spending an extra $300 or so, I am getting a slightly more flush experience (balcony versus inside cabin), so I'd rate it even.
So my delays and couple hours a week of tracking deals has paid off, and I'm super excited to visit Oxford, spend a few days in London, and travel on the Queen Mary 2 to New York!